Venous Drainage of Upper Extremity Flashcards
Where does venous drainage begin from digits?
Dorsal Venous arch
What drains the lateral side of the dorsal venous arch?
Cephalic Vein
What drains the medial side of the dorsal venous arch?
Basilic vein
Where does the cephalic vein dump?
Axillary vein
What does the basilic vein join to form what?
Venae Comitantes and Axillary Vein
When does Axillary Vein become the subclavian vein?
When it passes under clavicle
What does the subclavian vein form with what?
Brachiocephalic vein with the jugular veins
What do the two brachiocephalic veins come together to form?
Superior vena cava
What do lymphatics follow?
Cephalic Vein
Where do lymphatics eventually flow to?
Axillary Node
Where do the brachial lymph nodes lie?
Medial to humerus near axillary artery and vein
Where do the Pectoral Lymph Nodes Lie?
Behind the pectoralis minor with lateral thoracic artery
Where do the Subscapular Lymph Nodes Lie?
Along the border of scapula with subscapular artery
Where do Central Lymph Nodes Lie?
In axillary fat
